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       Arnside Knott, Cumbria
       By: flipflopnick Date: October 30, 2012, 7:21 am
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       For International Earthcache Day, went over Arnside Knott with
       fellow cacher TIGG, a low limestone hill overlooking Morecambe
       Bay. Started by arriving in time to see the tidal bore racing in
       for Kent Estuary Tidal Bore EC
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       o/GC1400H. Parked for free on the promenade,
       thus guaranteeing no uphill to the finish. With Tigg then walked
       up past the Beach Walk cafe towards Arnside YHA and on to the
       tarmac, Red Hills Road. Shortly, turned off that road to ascend
       Knott Lane in order to get on to the path to the woods covering
       the Knott. Short road section. Once on summit did the necessary
       to claim the  Arnside Knott EC
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       o/GC1W9D5. We had already found the  Arnside
       Knott GC
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       o/GCTH2Y of same name. Awesome views of
       Morecambe Bay filled with water. Dropped off the summit to
       Arnside Tower GC
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       o/GC2W3EA  through woods. Plenty of people out
       in popular walking area.
       From Arnside Tower, a ruined pele tower, headed south west to a
       caravan park. In the grounds look out for path heading off north
       west across fields. Easily missed. Stay on well used footpath
       across fields to an impressive stone wall and tarmac road. Cross
       the road and walk down to yet another caravan park, Holgates. If
       tide is not high, you might be able to find ramp down on to the
       beach and  What we did on our holidays GC
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       o/GC2Q8BB.
       From caravan park, take the path west around edge of the bay
       through old oak woodland and birch scrub. Eventually finding
       baywatch GC
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       o/GC1C04F, after many path choices. All of them
       okay.
       You  could continue round the edge of the bay, but we cut across
       to New Barns bay, though a third caravan park. At the entrance
       to this third caravan park is a shop and cafe with outside
       seating, selling ice creams.
       From New Barns bay, headed up New Barns road to rejoin our
       earlier route at the junction of Red hills Road and Knott Lane.
       Retraced our steps towards YHA, down narrow path to Beach Walk
       cafe, mentioned earlier for a cup of tea and cake.
       5+ miles in  3-4 hours with awesome views. 6 cache potential
       #Post#: 2781--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Arnside Knott, Cumbria
       By: walktall Date: October 30, 2012, 9:19 am
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       [quote author=flipflopnick link=topic=190.msg2778#msg2778
       date=1351599665]
       Parked for free on the promenade, thus guaranteeing no uphill to
       the finish.
       [/quote]
       I did the Earth cache while staying at the YHA in Arnside. You
       get a great view off the top of the hill where the co-ordinates
       take you for the Earth cache. It's a reasonable walk up hill to
       get there but it is worth it for the view :)
       Brilliant you saw the bore, the water was too low to see it when
       I was there :(
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